Portland youth wrestlers finish solid season

The members of the Portland Youth Wrestling Club put together its most successful season this winter.

The club had 53 wrestlers ranging from Developmental Kindergarten to eighth grade participate this year.

The season kicked off in November with a three-day wrestling camp run by Portland High School varsity coach Scott Sandborn and his wrestling team.

Portland took third at Jackson Northwest Tournament and fifth out of 10 teams in the Meat Grinder team league meet at Lakewood High School.

All together, 22 wrestlers qualified to participate in the Central Region tournament and 10 of those individuals, plus five high school wrestlers, qualified for the state tournament at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

Wrestlers that placed at the regional meet were, Jake Olson (second at 46 pounds), Ethan Webert (third at 52), Drew Miller (fifth at 55), Deakin Guidi (second at 64 pounds) and Branson Goodman (fifth at 97) in age group 03/04 Caiden Pelc (second at 59) and Trenton Trierweiler (third at 67) in age group 03/02; Desmond Gardner (fourth at 95), Devin Miller (second at 119), Kyle Hinds (fourth at 119), and Zac Fedewa (second at 183) in age group 00/01; Hayden Maus (sixth at 114), Logan Lefke (fifth at 130) and Jaykob Shaw (fifth at 195) in age group 99/98; Dominic Gardner (fourth at 115), Bryce Buck (fourth at 128) and Alex Young (third at 143) in age group 98/97; and Chase Blake (first at 106) and Hunter Scott (third at 218) in age group 96/94.

At the state meet, Pelc earned a sixth-place finish and Shaw placed fifth in their respective weight classes.

The club is under the direction of coach Ryan Fedewa and assistant coach Ryan Vroman.